The Builders of the Adytum (B.O.T.A.) remains one of the most influential organizations in the American esoteric landscape. Founded by Paul Foster Case in the 1920s, the organization sought to democratize the wisdom of the Western Mystery Tradition, stripping away the rigid dogma and personality cults that plagued earlier esoteric societies. At the heart of the B.O.T.A. curriculum lies a series of correspondence texts known as the Private Lessons.
The lessons are structured into several "stages" or specific courses that progressively build upon one another: Tarot Fundamentals (approx. 47 lessons):
The Western Esoteric Tradition in the Digital Age: A Structural Analysis of the Builders of the Adytum Private Lessons (Album 150)
Many of the original B.O.T.A. paper lessons from the 1950s-70s are crumbling or lost. The 150 PDFs represent a digital preservation of Case’s and Davies’ direct words before editorial changes made by later administrations.
Advanced Qabalistic training focusing on the paths of wisdom.